SRPGA
Unplayable Lie
SRPGA
USGA
Rule 28
Unplayable Lie
USGA
Rule 28
One-stroke penalty.
One-stroke penalty.
You have 3 options.
You have 3 options.
A. Play a ball from where you last played (see 20-5).
A. Play a ball from where you last played (see 20-5).
Drop as near as possible to the original spot.
Tee box: In the teeing area, you may use a tee.
Hazard: You must drop in the hazard.
Drop as near as possible to the original spot.
Tee box: In the teeing area, you may use a tee.
Hazard: You must drop in the hazard.
B. Drop a ball within 2 club lengths of where your
ball lies no nearer the hole.
C. Drop a ball anywhere on the line that intersects
the hole and where the unplayable ball is, no
nearer the hole.
B. Drop a ball within 2 club lengths of where your
ball lies no nearer the hole.
C. Drop a ball anywhere on the line that intersects
the hole and where the unplayable ball is, no
nearer the hole.
Notes:
 If the ball is in a bunker, option B and C must be dropped
in the bunker.
 You can clean your ball before dropping.
 You do not get a free re-drop if your ball rolls back into
the unplayable lie.
 The player is the sole judge as to whether his ball is
unplayable.
 Any lie can be declared unplayable, except in a water
hazard.
Notes:
 If the ball is in a bunker, option B and C must be dropped
in the bunker.
 You can clean your ball before dropping.
 You do not get a free re-drop if your ball rolls back into
the unplayable lie.
 The player is the sole judge as to whether his ball is
unplayable.
 Any lie can be declared unplayable, except in a water
hazard.
SRPGA
Unplayable Lie
SRPGA
USGA
Rule 28
Unplayable Lie
USGA
Rule 28
One-stroke penalty.
One-stroke penalty.
You have 3 options.
You have 3 options.
A. Play a ball from where you last played (see 20-5).
A. Play a ball from where you last played (see 20-5).
Drop as near as possible to the original spot.
Tee box: In the teeing area, you may use a tee.
Hazard: You must drop in the hazard.
Drop as near as possible to the original spot.
Tee box: In the teeing area, you may use a tee.
Hazard: You must drop in the hazard.
B. Drop a ball within 2 club lengths of where your
ball lies no nearer the hole.
C. Drop a ball anywhere on the line that intersects
the hole and where the unplayable ball is, no
nearer the hole.
B. Drop a ball within 2 club lengths of where your
ball lies no nearer the hole.
C. Drop a ball anywhere on the line that intersects
the hole and where the unplayable ball is, no
nearer the hole.
Notes:
 If the ball is in a bunker, option B and C must be dropped
in the bunker.
 You can clean your ball before dropping.
 You do not get a free re-drop if your ball rolls back into
the unplayable lie.
 The player is the sole judge as to whether his ball is
unplayable.
 Any lie can be declared unplayable, except in a water
hazard.
Notes:
 If the ball is in a bunker, option B and C must be dropped
in the bunker.
 You can clean your ball before dropping.
 You do not get a free re-drop if your ball rolls back into
the unplayable lie.
 The player is the sole judge as to whether his ball is
unplayable.
 Any lie can be declared unplayable, except in a water
hazard.
Unplayable Lie
x
x
B
A
Unplayable Lie
No
nearer
the hole
2 club
lengths
original
spot
x
B
A
original
spot
C
= ball declared unplayable
x
x
B
original
spot
Not an option:
beyond 2
club lengths
2 club
lengths
C
= ball declared unplayable
Unplayable Lie
A
x
Not an option:
beyond 2
club lengths
No
nearer
the hole
Unplayable Lie
No
nearer
the hole
x
x
B
Not an option:
beyond 2
club lengths
2 club
lengths
C
= ball declared unplayable
A
original
spot
No
nearer
the hole
Not an option:
beyond 2
club lengths
2 club
lengths
C
= ball declared unplayable